The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-09-01

Fincastle Herald: Mr.. A. ID. S. Beck
and Mr.. John Beck of Augusta, have been
in Botetourt for several weeks past, buy
ing cattle, sheep. sc. These gentlemen
are always welcome visitors to Botetourt.
What is the use of going to the expense
of bothering the people with the perambu-
lating ballot box? Why not reach the con-
clusion in advance and announce A. b.
Lightner and Edward Echols as the can
didates? That will be the outcome any
how. and the other candidates will have
the fun of paying in advance for their hui
initiation.
Forty'six coupon suits are pending in
the hastings court of Lynchburg, eighteen
of which are for taxes rendered last fall !
and twenty eight for licenses paid under |
protest last spring. They will come up at
the September term. In sixty similar suits |
brought last year the decisions were in ia
vor of the State.
We are gratifed to learn that Mr.. d.
M. Switzer is engaged in cleaning up the
old burying ground and Strengthening up
buc Olu AUoIOuOo do Ian lcobouA g.
on the hill where once stood the old
Methodist Church, in which DR.. Peacby
Harrison, Mathew Miller, Jacob Rohr,
Alex. McGilyray, and others of like deep
piety and earnest christian labor used to
worship. The place should be kept sacred,
and the dead who sleep there kindly re-
membered by caring for the mounds which
mark their resting places. There is no
surer indication of the decline of the civil
ization of people. than the neglect of their
dead.
Every now and then. just as a campaign
opens in some of the Southern States, we
have sensational accounts of negro ur-
rising or war of races, located at some
distant point, where there is no tele-
graph' The first eXtravagant fiction gets
wide circulation and lays the foundation
for an appeal to race prejudice. Then the
truth leaks out that there was mo upriS-
ing,' no "war of races and the thing
dies out, after it has laid the foundation
for mischief. Such was the case about a
NEGRO uprising down in Arkansas last
year. and recently similar canard was
started in Georgia. All is quiet now, is
the last report.
Why did not Hon. c. T. O'Ferrall, in
his lame and impoteht conclusions and
statements as to Congressional records,
mention the fact that Senator Malone was
instrumental in having the tariff on for
eign iron ores increased from so to IS cents
per ton, and the tax on tobacco &C., redu-
ced from 16 to Scents? Nor would it have
been inappropriate, if the mention of it
would not prove personally disagreeable.
to.have named the last appropriation of
$40, 600 for the public building at Harri
sonburg. secured 10y Senator Malone, and
that Col. O'Ferrall. the representative
from that district, was not so much as
aware of it until after the adjournment OF
Congress, if our infol nation he correct
If he was after the fair thing and verita
BILE records, he could not well nave omit
ted these Important items. 50 intimately
related to Virg:nia's interest.
An Injunction has been received at Rich
mond from Judge Bond restraining thu
officers of the State from prosecuting II
another coupon case. AT the Angus
term of the Loudoun county court, si1
nersons who had rendered coupons in pay
ment therefor were indicted for prose
cutting business without license. VIM. l.
Royal at once applied to Judge Bond a
Baltimore for all injunction restraining
James b. McCabe, Commonwealth Is at
torney of Loudoun county, from prose
cutting the six offenders named, and, al
stated, an order from Judge Bond was is
sued enjoining that officer and all othe
officers of the county from prosecuting
the parties. An order was also mailed t.
Commonwealth S attorney Scott. of Eau
quier county. to show cause at Richmond
September % why he should not be at
tached for contempt in instituting suit
under the coupon crusher act against Ger
tain persons in defiance OF an injunction
issued by Judge Bond.
The Democratic battle cry in 1914 was
in the South. Polk. Dallas and Texas.
The South was then for free trade, ant
wanted the area of slavery extended SO a
to include Texas. In Pennsylvania it wa
.sPolk, Dallas, Texas and the Tariff of AZ.
That tariff was protective. and Pennsyl
vania was then just commencing her in
dustrial life, which has grown to such vas
proportions under the protective policy
Under this Janus faced campaigning. TIL
Democratic ticket was elected. Robert j
Walker, of Mississippi. was made Secreta
ry of the Treasury, and he formulated tn
tariff "for revenue only "of 1S46-substan
TALLY free trade policy, which worked
out It's results in panics, prostration o
business and Il bankrupt treasury. Th'
Democrats of Virginia are trying to pla,
the same game in 1887. They declare fo
protection to win votes. knowing that i
the party once gets entire control OF tn
legislative and executive departments The
Walker policy of 1876 will be repeated
Will the people he thus deceived
AS Boss Barbour is the Issue presented
by the Roanoke Convention to be conSld-
cred in this contest, the Republicans vii
take especial pride in passing upon it. Mr.
barbour was one of the Congressional syn
0lcatG when assumed Llldt lfio IlepuDllCdl'
of Virginia were worthless characters, I'M
fit by reason of incapacity and general Gus
sedness to hold official positions and that
consequently Virgini. should be made al
exception to the general rule Mr. Cleveland
at first laii dnWn-tO govern his official ap
pointments. This wholesale SANDER upor
the Republicans of Virginia ought to be re
scented with unanimity and emphasis that
SHOULD make a lasting impression. The Re
pnblicans owe it to themselves, apart from
the policies and purposes of the two parties
to avail themselves of the opportunity this
fall to speak out in their own vindication
Last fall all of the syndicate, except two, who
asked for popular approval, received a
proper answer at the ballot box. Mr.. Bar
bour did not give them chance. They
have 1t now and ought to use it for all that
it is worth.
The Harrisonhurg paDerS inform rs that